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Designed this corner-to-corner scarf with the first line from "The Hobbit". Used fingering weight yarn so it could be super long but not super heavy. I had to weave in so many ends and only figured out on the next scarf how to carry different colors.

Worked this up based off the first one I made a few years ago. This one's an improvement in the details. Things are a bit sharper, and floral wire was a huge help in getting the shaping right. I love crocheting pieces like this because they're technically interesting but also, the helmet won't weigh a ton when I wear it.

Yuri on Ice is the ice skating anime that is currently ruining lives all over the globe. One of the main guys is named Viktor Nikiforov, and while I want to make ALL the costumes from the show, it seemed best to start reasonable and recreate a casual look. Everything you see is crocheted. I'm happy to answer any questions!

Reference photo:

Sweater and wig (wig is longer because he had longer hair in the past, and it was easier to make the wig longer):

Sweater and cane were both found at Goodwill. Used iron on letters for the sweater, and it's white duct tape and red masking tape for the cane. Devil horns are barrettes I found on amazon, and the shoes are custom-made Chucks that I also use in my Captain Marvel cosplay (luckily, Matt's original suit was yellow, so they totally work). The mistletoe on the cane is crocheted.

Based of the look and feel of the Fraction/Aja/Hollingsworth Hawkeye comic, I made a Kate Bishop cosplay. It's all crochet. The Converse were made from the pattern, and I winged the shooting glove and dress. The bullseyes were made separately and sewn on, as were the stripes. The bullseye at my waist is a pocket, so I'll have a place to stash cards/money when I'm on the con floor.

Made with Cascade Luna, which is a very nice cotton yarn, so it should breathe at least a little. And in character posing because why not.

Yes, yes, it's very important to save the world, but coffee is also important.

I was trying to just make a raglan with intentionally bad color change (changing color just wherever the previous yarn ran out), but the nature of the yarn (Cascade Fixation) gave the edging a ruffle I didn't plan for (the yarn has a very elastic stretch to it), but I love it a whole lot now that it's done. It's comfortable and a perfect weight for the current weather conditions.

The Discowing Nightwing costume is probably one of my favorites in all of comics. It is so ridiculous, and so I just had to make it more ridiculous with a poofy skirt and an adorable little handbag. This is the first time I've had the full costume together, so the poses aren't great, but I'm really proud of the whole thing. Tip to toe, it's all crochet save the buttons on the shoes and the ribbon on the mask.

And, of course, the look that started it all:

I'll be rolling this out at ECCC this coming weekend, and I can't wait.

The jacket is crochet except for the zipper, which I sewed by hand. The shoes I designed on Converse's website. I actually crocheted pants to go along with the jacket, but I tossed on my dark wash jeans to wear the whole get-up to work, and I think I like them better. There is a lucky hat still in the works, but I am super proud of the jacket, so I wanted to get it up now.

Jacket was worked raglan-style (top down). Pockets were added on top of red trim. The star is actually four pieces using square stitch that were then sewn into place.